Ah ya, me think you are a stupid smart azz that will eventually put you own foot in your very own azz. This is a good indicator. Please read sir. (I'll give you a little help, read the last sentence) "I before E, except after C" is a mnemonic rule of thumb for English spelling. If one is unsure whether a word is spelled with the sequence ei or ie, the rhyme suggests that the correct order is ie unless the preceding letter is c or the combination is being pronounced as an 'A' (that is, like the name